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OT - What are you doing right now?

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  • jeffwit
    jeffwit Posts: 1,348
    jeffwit said:
    Careful out there boys and girls (if there are any left). The Buffalo is back on the payroll  


    What got nuked?
    Never mind. My stupid internet is so slow, I didn’t realize there was a picture attached until just now. 
    Jefferson, GA
    XL BGE, MM, Things to flip meat over and stuff
    Wife, 3 kids, 5 dogs, 4 cats, 12 chickens, 2 goats, 2 pigs. 
    “Honey, we bought a farm.”
  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,833
    HeavyG said:
    "Seems like an excellent idea!" SarcasticMan said...



    Seems legit. 
    You guys laugh now, I'll laugh when I am buying Kamado Kamodos just to make flower pots.
    My Big Guy was looking around at graphic cards and saw you couldn't buy one anywhere. He started digging in to why and discovered cryptocurrency. Sure, enough the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 GPU I got him for his build for Christmas works pretty well for mining. So, now he's mining Ethereum. I told him he would need to pay the power bill he's generating. He did the math and still thinks he'll be making money. We'll see...
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    DMW said:
    HeavyG said:
    "Seems like an excellent idea!" SarcasticMan said...



    Seems legit. 
    You guys laugh now, I'll laugh when I am buying Kamado Kamodos just to make flower pots.
    My Big Guy was looking around at graphic cards and saw you couldn't buy one anywhere. He started digging in to why and discovered cryptocurrency. Sure, enough the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 GPU I got him for his build for Christmas works pretty well for mining. So, now he's mining Ethereum. I told him he would need to pay the power bill he's generating. He did the math and still thinks he'll be making money. We'll see...
    My money is on Big Guy!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    DMW said:
    HeavyG said:
    "Seems like an excellent idea!" SarcasticMan said...



    Seems legit. 
    You guys laugh now, I'll laugh when I am buying Kamado Kamodos just to make flower pots.
    My Big Guy was looking around at graphic cards and saw you couldn't buy one anywhere. He started digging in to why and discovered cryptocurrency. Sure, enough the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 GPU I got him for his build for Christmas works pretty well for mining. So, now he's mining Ethereum. I told him he would need to pay the power bill he's generating. He did the math and still thinks he'll be making money. We'll see...
    I read something a few weeks ago that claimed global Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than is used by the entire nation of Denmark.

    Shut the HVAC vents to his bedroom and let him heat the room with his mining rig - might be a breakeven proposition.

    The largest Bitcoin mining operation/data center in North America is opening in my city in the next week or so. They're spending $60 million and installing tens of thousands of mining rigs.

    An individual can lease one for just $4800/year. Sounds like a good deal. I might get one so that in a year or so I'll have made so much I can afford go hang with Mallman in Patagonia for a few days.

    https://pilotonline.com/business/article_b410c493-1c2a-53fb-a83a-02ca4a41b940.html


    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,869
    Bitcoin and mining makes no sense to me.  Imagine if all this computing power was put into medical simulation, nuclear weapon simulation, or climate simulations.  Instead they find a unique code worth an artificial monetary amount.  I do not get it.

    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


  • U_tarded
    U_tarded Posts: 2,068
    DMW said:
    HeavyG said:
    "Seems like an excellent idea!" SarcasticMan said...



    Seems legit. 
    You guys laugh now, I'll laugh when I am buying Kamado Kamodos just to make flower pots.
    My Big Guy was looking around at graphic cards and saw you couldn't buy one anywhere. He started digging in to why and discovered cryptocurrency. Sure, enough the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 GPU I got him for his build for Christmas works pretty well for mining. So, now he's mining Ethereum. I told him he would need to pay the power bill he's generating. He did the math and still thinks he'll be making money. We'll see...
    Nvida stock has been nuts this last year from this too.  Good on him maybe have him read some white papers github on some other coins and projects there is a future in block chain IMHO.  Heck maybe one day his crypto will retire you and him. 
  • dmourati
    dmourati Posts: 1,295
    A handy article about how to think about bitcoin from the perspective of a potential investment:

    https://blog.wealthfront.com/bit-bitcoin/
    Plymouth, MN
  • Acn
    Acn Posts: 4,448
    Respect the research that went into this:

    LBGE

    Pikesville, MD

  • Submitting another research proposal.  This one is a collaboration with some folks at the University of Texas.  It's to a DOE program on modeling and simulation of various phenomena between nuclear fuel rods and cladding.  I think we have a reasonable shot at it.  Asking for $800k over three years. 
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,275
    @JohnInCarolina - I'm guessing a subset of your modeling addresses various levels of fuel enrichment??  
    BTW-  you just need to move on the 7 and 8 figures to the left of the decimal point proposals... ;)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
  • lousubcap said:
    @JohnInCarolina - I'm guessing a subset of your modeling addresses various levels of fuel enrichment??  
    BTW-  you just need to move on the 7 and 8 figures to the left of the decimal point proposals... ;)
    Most of my expertise is around fracture and failure, which does occur during PCMI (pellet-cladding mechanical interaction), but our focus is actually on trying to better understand the coupled thermo-Mechanical contact that can occur during power ramp.  It’s difficult to simulate for a variety of reasons and there aren’t many experiments that have been conducted under laboratory settings that would facilitate model calibration.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,275
    Thanks for the above-now back to my regular low-end skill set =)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,363
    Just make sure you let your kids do their own science fair projects.  I have a neighbor that’s a PhD EE and his kid turned in a project in elementary school that won the ribbons despite having Dad’s fingerprints all over it.  Pretty funny to see other parents react and how that trickles down to their kids.
    Love you bro!
  • Legume said:
    Just make sure you let your kids do their own science fair projects.  I have a neighbor that’s a PhD EE and his kid turned in a project in elementary school that won the ribbons despite having Dad’s fingerprints all over it.  Pretty funny to see other parents react and how that trickles down to their kids.
    Yeah I won't be doing that, lol. 
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    Chicken, aubergine (eggplant for non-native English speakers), mushrooms and toasted sour dough bread.  MMX did a great job again.


  • ColtsFan
    ColtsFan Posts: 6,607
    These should last a bit

    ~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

  • bucky925
    bucky925 Posts: 2,029
    edited January 2018
    Preping these for a much needed mental health day tomorrow of smoking ribs. 
    5.5 lbs of beef plate ribs.  I figure I'll start first thing in the morning.  I'm also going to throw on a rack of BB's for a neighbor recovering from foot surgery.  I am looking forward to it. 
    @tarheelmatt  one of these days your going to have to visit Conrad-Hinkle.

    Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.

  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    lousubcap said:
    Celebrating-as a close family friend (who completed initial Navy Jet Fighter Carrier Qualifications last month) just found out that SHE is headed for her first choice; F/A-18 Super Hornet squadron on the West Coast.  And yes, She is bad-a$$; former 2 time state high-school high jump champion; completed an Ironman and former member of the US National Women's Rugby Team.  She had a Navy Sports exemption to continue to pursue the Rugby gig but after around six months realized that it was time to get serious.  Winging ceremony Friday in Meridian, MS-I'll be there.
    Flat out awesome! 
  • bucky925
    bucky925 Posts: 2,029
    That my friend is just freeking awsome!

    Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.

  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    @lousubcap Wow! There is so much about that that’s impressive. I don’t know any other way to respond. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,869
    @lousubcap outstanding! Please congratulate her from your egghead family.

    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,275
    @Ozzie_Isaac - I absolutely will.  She definitely is her own spirit and has always challenged herself.  I would almost say "no fear" but that would not be fair. She is aggressive in the air but knows the edge of the envelope although not afraid to get up close and personal.  A throw-back would fit for sure.  Ah, youthful exuberance.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Picked up the goat cooker from brisket camp to multi-task as a compressor picker upper...
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    I love lamp..
  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    And at my Gretna shop, when picking it (goat rig) up, dropped a duece and found out why the water was off.  Damn freeze damage...
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    I love lamp..
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,275
    @nolaegghead - Way to repurpose the goat rig (til this Fall) but the plumbing issues are definitely no fun.  With your skills this one should be a "no brainer".  But f-ing with water always means more teflon tape than planned.  Best of luck.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,377
    lousubcap said:
    Celebrating-as a close family friend (who completed initial Navy Jet Fighter Carrier Qualifications last month) just found out that SHE is headed for her first choice; F/A-18 Super Hornet squadron on the West Coast.  And yes, She is bad-a$$; former 2 time state high-school high jump champion; completed an Ironman and former member of the US National Women's Rugby Team.  She had a Navy Sports exemption to continue to pursue the Rugby gig but after around six months realized that it was time to get serious.  Winging ceremony Friday in Meridian, MS-I'll be there.
    It's a darn shame to see such talent wasted by joining the Navy!  If she wants to truly grow a pair and join Americas first and greatest fighting force, have her give me a ring.  I know some people and can get her hooked up!

    If not, then I wish her the best.  Sounds like she is in for quite a ride. 
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Picked up the goat cooker from brisket camp to multi-task as a compressor picker upper...
    Left that round a while.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,363
    There are some very odd threads popping up this week.  Friday forecast is starting to look like a high pressure venting system may be blowing in, followed by a buffalo trampling on Saturday.
    Love you bro!
  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,603
    And at my Gretna shop, when picking it (goat rig) up, dropped a duece and found out why the water was off.  Damn freeze damage...
    i would not of thought that even possible down there
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it